Cape May County Time

ol. XXX1U. No. 15

CAPE MAY COUNTY, (Sea Isle City P. O.) N. J., FRIDAY, MARCH 29, >918

5 Cekts a copy, $1.50 a Year

DERAL CONTROL” SAVES EXCURSION SERVICE EOR CAPE MAV COUNTY

WEEK’S HAPPENINGS WILL OFFER PRIZES THROUGHOUT COONIY FOR COUNTT CLEAN UP

BASEBALL LEAGUE ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE FOR SEASON—WILDWOOD AND HAMMONTON IN THRIFT STAMP CONTEST—SEN ATOR STEVENS SECRETARY OF FISH COMMISSION.

Tbe Cape May County Hitch School BaM*bal) Leatrae ha* announced tbr followlns achedulr of ttatm-r (or ItlK April 6. Wildwood at Cape May: Middle at Woodbine: April IS. Cap. May at Middle: Woodbine at Wildwood: April 23. Wildwood at Middle: Woodbine at Cape May: April J". Mid die at Cape May: Wildwood at Woodbine: May 4. Cape May at Wildwood: Woodbine at Middle May 11. Cape May at Woodbine: Middle at Wild-

The Wildwood War Sarina* Society offlcem. asalsted by Board of Trade and City offirlaU. are learinr no atone unturned for the reception and entertainment. next Monday, of Battery D. trench mortar battalion, formerly Company 2. heavy coast artillery, which np to a few weeks a*o war ruardlng the Delaware River front Philadelphia, and which was stationed at the Third Regiment Armory Altho

BO/RD OF FREEHOLDERS AT LAST MEETING SUBSCRIBE TOWARD FUND FOR GENERAL -CLEAN UP” OF COUNTY’S RURAL DISTRICT—ASK CHAMBER TO CO-OPERATE. The Cape May County Board of Fre. holder* at their meeting at Cape May Court House on March 2let. enthusiastically adopted the suggestion made by Director Rutherford and Farm Demonstrator J. Archer Stackhouse. to create a fund to offer as prises for a general clean-up of the rural districts of the County. Each Freeholder present subscribed $10 to the fund, which Is to be raised entirely by subscription. The assistance and co-operation of tbe Cape May County Chamber of ('omnerce was asked at the meeting last Friday, and the Chamber agreed to appoint a committee to act with the Freeholders, and also pledged financial aid in formulating and carrying

out tbe plana.

Definite plans have not yet been formulated for tbe clean-up campaign, but In an interview with Mr. Stackhouse. he said that pictures would be taken at once of the various farms, tbe owners of which *pter the contest

many of the men In this company are for tbe CMMb prlM » n «j » t a given from the resorts of Five Mile Beach dBU . to ^ lruW upoll uter, picture* Including Wildwood Great and North m . oul(J again be taken of the same Wildwood, some are from Bridgeton. 1 ,^, The,*, pictures, with tbe

ION. WILLIAM G. McADOO, Director General of Railroad*, and UNITED STATES SENATOR JOSEPH 8. FRELINGHUY8EN, of New Jersey, through s co-operation the Excursion Servlet U ALL South Jersey Resorts was restored. Both of these officials are mentioned as posalbl* presidential candlfor the Democratic and Republican Parties, respectively. In 1920.

CHRONOLOGY OF THE RESORT EXCURSION CONTROVERSY. By REESE P. R1SLEY. IOKDAY, MARCH 18th: Senator FreUnghuysen upon his return from White Sulphur Springs, calls upon Direct nr General McAdoo’s office to restore i-wi.- -—o.-. m all Seashore Resort* At 1 P. M. be states over the long distance telephone to PhUadalphl.i. that nothing definite has been decision and asks that Cape May County official* and public bodies cooperate. Mayor Crowecker and Secretary HafT- rt of Sea isle City, representing the iber of Commerce of Cape May County, are communicated with and other municipal officials and public m-n *r. appealed to/ Telegrams beep the ilngton wires hot on behalf of the Sunday Excursion movement. At S 15 P. M. Senator Prellngbuysen report* by telephone that tbe fight la won and much desired excursion service will be restored for Palm Sunday and Easter. UESDAY, MARCH l»th:—Joy* and congratulation*. 1 WEDNESDAY MARCH 10th- Glooms' Manager Zeller of Baker Brothers’ Philadelphia office report* that a Per.nay ticket agent says hla company ell no Wildwood Crest dollar excursion tickets on Palm Sunday. Atlantic City only—and "All The Tim. - ti o. S. signal* from the Drexe] Building, ■al resumption of local and long dUianre telephoning by all friend* of Cape May County and cancellation of proposed Sunday trips to certain ma-

ll reaorta.

■HUR8DAY MARCH 21*1:—Cold type and cold blooded announcement by the Pennsylvania Railroad In lh.- Philadelphia newspapers of Its intention srate Sunday »"»«»• Excursion* to Atlantic City only (and All The Time"—understood) regardle** of the rights and privileges (understood, but not ex.ed, of Care- May County resorts which were to be served by the Reading only. Copies of these advertisement* are print, d herein—alio copy of tbe

inr advertisement achedulina Cape May County resorts at well as Atlantic City.

WUw o?Te Chamber^ Commerce at Sea Isle City at 8 P M.. at which riurlng re*.lut.on, „e adopts .harking Director General of Railroad. M<* Senator Joaeph S Frellngtuyaen ol New Jersey. Deputy Director General Mine* and Mayor Richard W. Cron-cker of Sea Die City for .he re.Uiraof the Sunday Excursions and asking that the Pennsylvania Railroad be instructed, clearly and specifically, to include ( ape May County resorts In Us

ion service the sane aa “Atlantic City—All-The-Tirae".

pressed, determination at the meeting to tend delegation to Washington to find out why Cap. May County resorts were being discriminated against i -nnsylvast* Railroad and why the available passenger car* were not to lie distributed between Cape Va> ' ounty and Atlantic City as Justice and

»• .* demand'd that they should hatbeen. These resolutions are printed herein.

FRIDAY MARCH 22nd —Telegram received from Senator Frellnghuyaen announaing restoration of excmslon servlet for Palm Sunoay and Easi.-r Dl-

General'a off)re wire* Broad Street Station to the aame effect. Joy* along tbe Cape May County coast’

SATURDAY. MARCH ttrd:—See copy of Pennsylvania Railroad Company's advertisement published herein scheduling service to all Cape May BUNDkY*MARCH*241V 1 —^curskin'w-rtlc'e restored—all resort* served—sever-', thousand visitors take ad>*ntage of the renewal of the popularid trip* to visit tbe seashore in spit* of uncertain!) regarding the service and short notice happily obviated to some extent by the splendid coopera-

of the Philadelphia newspapers secured through tbe Influence of H. R- Whltcraft.

TUESDAY" MARCH 2SlV—Announcement by official* of tbe railroad High Command that tbe Sunday «*rur*looa to ALL SHORE RESORTS would xmtinurd on BOTH RAILROADS (READING AND PENNSYLVANIA) after Easter Sunday the same aa uaual hut at a tar* of $125. Including war-tax^ rsaluitafartloa repressed by ten. of thousand* of resident* of the Philadelphia territory and New Jersey coast resorts and renewed stimulation of prtng preparations for a record-breaking season.

Cape May County ls once more enjoying the benefits of ID Important Sun Exrureion* <m IKlTH the READING and the PENNSYLVANIA RAH, UJ8 and Incidentally has received Ita FIRST LESSON In the great advant

of FEDERAL CONTROL.

Tbeae are the nallent farts which tbe e.traordlnary—Dot to say araaxUi* Ritroveray of the past two week* have brought out. Remarkable indeed. Is it that here. In this extreme lower end of New •y. well-re moved Irom tho route of the grrai transcontinental art'll”* of el there should have developed a altua’ion whirh afford* the citizens ol and adjacent commonwealths a "rloaeup" (a* the niovle people call It) be efficient ) lesulllng from the NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION Ol THE

LWAY SYSTEMS OF AMERICA.

Cape May. Vineland. Millrllle. and other Cape May County towns. Parents and friends will be present to give

them a fitting welcome.

Alfred Cooper, receiver for the Cape May City trolley company, filed his final report last week. No action was taken on it by tbe courts, however, pending negotiations that hare been going on for month* between the U. S Government and the Utilities Commission and the parties who Jkirchased the road at the receivers sale. It Is understood that tbe Navy Department has purchased the personal property which Includes track, poles, cars. etc. and has leased the franchise for a nominal sum and will operate the Cape May has been without trolley service for nearly two years.

oa u.»« I... .*.> •»» THE PENNSYLVANIA railboao cut, cape may county Resorts u th* (ioiwrnment officlaD who ware called upon to decide the Issues In- The Sunday excursion* wen- . "-r-dby order of Deputy Director General

Htne« aa a reaull of Senator Frellnxhuysen’s Intev*— cu-neral

MEASURES and the MOMENT of thi* constructive era of American public Team-work is evidently tbe order of tbe day In Washington. Loyalty to the Nation I* paramount to all else I'atrlotl.m Is rising superior to Partisan ahlp Troubl'-makeni have only su< reed.d In bury lag tbemaelv,-* and COOPERATION 1* succeeding COMPETITION in official circle* as well as And this co-orumailon of effort in all department* of our Governmental

work 1* destined to manifest Itself throughout I In length and br,-ad!h of the 0 n, land It will finally prove the deie-minlTg tacior in enabling our brave boy' , nrthl , „. .. I,, France to aid in holding their sector of the Dead line of Democracy which ‘ •C' Counly public arhools

atrelchea from Belgium to Bagdad So In the winning of the war II Is vital.

The annual schoolmen's week will occur this year as usual In connection with the Ocean City Summer School, from Monday. July 8. to Saturday. July 13. Inclusive. This Is a week designed primarily for superintendents, supervising principal*, principal* and other administrators of school* Tbe i federation of school boards will Ita simmer meeting at Ocean C ty during this week P. P. Claxton. United S'atas Commissioner of Education. give four lectures; Dr. Edward Thorndike, of Teacher*' College. Columb'a University, will give four addressee. and Fred Hunter, sopertnien dent of school*. Oakland. Cat. give four addresses Each of tbeae lecturer* will be present two days and two lecture* a day will be given. Arthur D. Dean, of Teachers’ College. Columbia University, will also give

hanges for the better evident, would be submitted to Judge*, who would ward the prtxes Chief emphasis will be laid on tbe removal of old fence* along the main roads, planting shade trees, hedges, and re-building and re-

Unting out buildings

It is possible that the plan may be extended to Include tWe cities and borough of the County, with a separata prtxe for this class. This was suggested at the meeting of the Chamber, at whic’ Freeholder* John W. Young of Wildwood. John Fox of Ocean City, and Theodore DeBow of Sea tale City, outlined the Board's tentative plana. Opinion generally is that tbe scheme a splendid one. and should be put

into immedate operation.

The committee of the Board of Freeholders having the matter In hand Hope W. Gandy. Joaeph Camp. John Young and Director Rutherford.

The Cape May County Liberty I«o«r.

to tbe pupils of tbe

To United States Senator Joseph S. Frelinghuy.vn. New >h<-d Republican leader. Cape May Oouuly owe* an eternal debt of gratlTbe messenger of the Cape May (ounty Chamber of Cotnmagc*. Mayor Wd W. Cronecker. of Be* 1*1* City, did not appeal to Senator ITellnghur in vain. When the facta irgard.n* the In w^OW • '-wort business waa placed by the continued Jack of »» acre laid betore Senator Krellngbuy»et) on Friday «P°rnlnr March lMJ^ acted with tbe promptness and courtesy for which he la wetl knoan and

er sally esteemed

Although tired with the .train of a splendidly succes.ful PartJ<"'h*'“' D l “ -> hard Senatorial sewslou. Senator FreUnghuiM-n postponed hi. d’I*rih'c end trip to Join hD family .« while Sulphur gpringa Ym. *^ "If bs.rt a:.d s-rtil In" the U»k of leetorlnr tl ■ much-needed Bund*) non irarn aervic* to l—lllim reaort* ..I < *l- M*> ‘ oumy In Ume f •

Easter season

|UDunnes- brought -

r with Director Gs-ncrai

** rA Thl* order waa Issued on Monday March Ik. In ihe afternoon, ll was dlreclsd lo offidal* of lh* Pennsylvania Railroad el Breed Street Station and to offi'1*1* "f the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad at the Reading Terminal. 1 have not seen the actual order 1 do not know whether 11 came by wire or tel-

ephone Therefore. 1 do not know bow It waa phrased

Rut 1 know from long distance t. l.-phone conversation* at 1 P m Monday (before tbe order waa Issu'd and when the whole situation was In doubt) and at all- p. m the same day. that Senator Frellnghuysen knew exactly what

Cape May Countf people wanted • ■* ' j| ■ **"■ |g "

what he had aaksd for bad be.n i

gorier had I hung up the re-celter on the termination «if the W ton talk than I called up Mayor Cronecker #1 Sea Die City and told him the g«al news. "*exraimating him upon the outen.e of hi. trip to tbr National '•ai.It.I M. as.ured waa I of the re .-'oration of th. Sunday ex. ur.lon. on both • R.adure and lh- J^mnsylvanta Railroad, lo ALL seashore re-orta. So far a. I understood It. the . vcuralon* were to be restored for Palm

e entire dolUr^excuralan ltund«> and lasler with rood prewperta of

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cSoniy'were NOT to b^*lnriud.d*o the Prttasylvanla lUllroad In Its Sunday .xcureioHr^rrloe aa ueuah ^ , D ^ Wednreday aftareoou ,.n hts way to tbe Democratic dinner at Newark was told of the bad tidings

£d at one* t,1.d to get Benator Frollnghuyjen on th. wire

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. Oh reouesl Senator Frehi.r'"" .

to Cato. May County the POPI I.All I HI' • ll tAI there musl be some

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—J of aprlng J Thw.- D something particularly fin* and algnlficaiil »l«.ui ita *»»'' » 'ot Ooner ker report* that Kenaloi Prellngbuysen made lo Dlrw i“r «•

iduo’s offir. on behalf of Cape May Counly people

D Iheae offR-lals had both taeti of tbe same polltl' al (a' 1 * 1 '! ^ i more a matter oi courae- <juiu- tho usual thing. In fact. In the Conr

al and AdmlnDtratlv* day’s work.

But ih*t they were aflUtated with OPPOSITE poililcal BUU«* S 1 ' hAtTgUrs and uauaee one U. paws Cor a apace U> ,h * 1

portunlty to win a $50.00 Liberty Bond

the beat two hundred word essay

on "Why Should We Have a Third Lib-

erty Loan Bond In Our Home?"

Twenty-eight other prises. u> be equally divided among ibe High School and Grammar Grades will also be awarded for the other essays In order of meriL The money for the pri-'-» has been generously provided by Ibe

banks of Cape May Counly

A Cape May Counly district nieetin* of the P. O 8 of A wss held in Red Men’s Hall, al Wild wood. Monday * » enlng. with District Pre-aldent A. Friedman In charge Delegate* from Ocean (Tty. Cape May. Cape May Court House Cold Spring. Rio Grande. South Bon trill* and Wildwood were lo attendance Address'-* Were delivered by lannlng Myers. Paul M. Scull, Cap* May Court House, and John

Maler. of Cap* May

Th* forms of th* Caps May County Time* close promptly each work on Wednesday afternoon, at four o'clock. No now# or advortloing copy can be accepted ofter that time for Inoertlon In th* current wash's Isaus. This rule will bo strictly adhsrad to, and advertisers Sftd correspondent* are earn betly rsynisd U get their oopy U oarty

JUDGE DAVI8 BAYS PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY IB MUZZLED. That tbe pres* of Atlantic Cllv waa •nuxxled was condemn»-d by Judge J. Warren Davis in the I nlted States -ourt In Tre-nton on Monday, when he •entenced Harold Leeds, an Atlantic 'Try druggist, to pay a fine of $1000 for selling narcotic* In violation of the Harrison anti-dope law. Sentencing Leeds. Judge Davis dwelt upon Atlan-

tic City as follows:

"I have teen inform'd that when he Atlanllc county grand Jury Indict'd four physician* for violating the state law relative to narcotic*, because of the political pull that some one or more had. not a single newspaper made mention of the Indictment : that they were told by those In authority that they might publish a copy of the Indictment against one of th* four physicians, who did not have a pull, but they must not aay a word n 0| ' I shout the others. Those Indictment*.

sonfi- of them. I understand, i still pending and untried. It Is a sham* that th* fair name of Atlantic (Tty, the greatest resort In this atata of tbe greatest. If not the greatest. In the world, should be be*

-bed In this way."

CONGRESSMAN BACriARACH BUYS ANOTHER NEWSPAPER. Congressman Isaac IDcharach. Supreme Court (Terk Enoch L Johnson and Freeholder Ira T ll Smith hare purchased the May* landing Atlantic '’oumy Record from I he estate of tbe late Bnrrogale Kiua»uei C. Hhaner Mr. Bwtlh. who lias ta*n assoelatod with the newspaper for some time aa one of Its 'dltors. will be the active managing '-dlior and look after tbe Inter**!* of tbe paper The Maya Landing Record waa **t*bli*h*d In 187?. and D next to the oldret paper la the county. Congressman liacha rarh two years ago also tmughl controlling Interest In the Atlantic City Review, the Oldest newspaper In Atlantic Counly. All tho County Nows worth reading every week In tbe Cape Msy County Time*, f Ltd per year.